Privacy Policy

At Vulcan® Welder, we respect the privacy of our users and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information about you when you access or use our website vulcanwelder.com (the “Site”), purchase our products and services, interact with us on social media, or otherwise engage with us.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

Information We Collect

We only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so–for example, to provide our products and services, to communicate with you, or to make our Site easier for you to use. We collect the following types of information:

Contact Information that allows us to communicate with you, such as your name, username, mailing address, phone number, email address or other addresses that allow us to send you messages.
Billing and Payment Information such as credit card numbers, cardholder names, expiration dates, billing addresses, shipping information, and service charges, that we need to bill you for products and services.
Transaction Information about how you interact with our Site, including purchases, inquiries, customer account information, order shipment and delivery details, and other information related to our products and services.
Technical Usage Information about your device and how you access our Site, such as your IP address, unique device identifier, browser type, browser language, referral URL, operating system, mobile network carrier, and the state or country from which you accessed our Site.
Social Media Information that you choose to share when you interact with official Vulcan® Welder social media accounts, pages, and applications, such as likes, comments, profiles, pictures, and friend or follower information.
Communications that you send to us, including feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, and complaints.
Sweepstakes, Contests, or Promotions information that you provide when you choose to enter a sweepstakes, contest, or promotion sponsored by Vulcan® Welder.
Surveys and Questionnaires information that you provide when you participate in user satisfaction surveys, questionnaires, or market research activities.
Employment Information that you submit to us in connection with a job application or inquiry, such as your resume or CV, cover letter, references, employment and education history, and any other information you elect to provide.

How We Use Your Information

We only use your information for specific business purposes to operate and improve our business, products, and Site. For example, we may use your information to:

Provide, maintain, improve, and develop our Site, products, services, and business operations.
Process, fulfill, and follow up on your purchases, inquiries, and other customer service requests.
Administer your account, process payments, and provide related customer service.
Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, invoice and account statements, newsletters, marketing emails, surveys, promotional offers, and other information related to our business. You can control marketing email subscriptions at any time (see “Your Choices” section below).
Monitor and analyze trends and usage in connection with our Site and interact with you on social media.
Personalize and customize your experience based on your interactions with our Site, products, services, communications, and information.
Carry out any other purpose for which the information was provided to us, or for any other purpose you later authorize.
Consider and respond to employment inquiries, comments, questions, and requests.
Comply with legal obligations, as part of our general business operations, and for other business administration purposes.
Detect, investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Vulcan® Welder and others.
Link or combine information we get from third parties to help understand your needs and provide you with better service.

We will only process your personal information if we have a lawful basis for doing so, including:

When you have provided your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
When necessary to provide our products or services you have requested or purchased from us.
When necessary for our legitimate interests in operating, improving, or promoting our business, products and services. Our legitimate interests never override your interests.
To comply with our legal obligations under applicable laws and regulations.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We only share it in the following circumstances:

With Vendors and Service Providers to facilitate our business operations, such as fulfilling orders, processing payments, monitoring Site performance, analytics, marketing, customer service, data storage, security, fraud prevention, credit checks, and financing. The vendors and service providers are bound by strict contractual obligations to only use your information as we specify and not for their own purposes.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a request from a government agency or law enforcement authority. We reserve the right to report any suspected unlawful, fraudulent or criminal activity to regulators, law enforcement or other appropriate third parties.
Business Transfers: As part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding, we may transfer your information to the acquiring or succeeding entity.
Aggregate Information: We may share aggregate statistics and anonymized data with third parties like suppliers, advertisers, investors, and other interested third parties to give them insight into how our customers collectively use our Site and respond to communications. This information does NOT include any personal information that can identify you.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as needed to provide our products and Site services, administer our business, conduct marketing and research, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When we no longer have a legitimate need to process your information, we will delete or anonymize your data from our active databases.

Third Party Services

Our Site may contain links to third party websites and services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third party sites. You should read their own privacy policies before providing any information to them.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed, transferred to, and maintained on servers or databases located outside of your state, province, or jurisdiction, where the privacy laws may differ from your location. If you are located outside the United States, please be advised that we process and store your information in the United States and your consent to this Privacy Policy represents your agreement to this processing.

How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, considering the nature and sensitivity of the information. These safeguards also apply to our disposal or destruction of your personal information. No method of transmission over the Internet or data storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, but we take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information.

Your Choices

You have the following choices with respect to how we use and disclose your information:

Email Subscriptions: You can stop receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of each email. Even if you opt out of getting marketing messages, we will still send you transactional and relational messages related to our ongoing business relationship.
Push Notifications: With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.
Mobile Notifications: With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can opt out of these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.
Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that removing or rejecting cookies could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.
Promotional Communications: You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from Vulcan® Welder by following the instructions located at the bottom of each email. Please note that even if you opt out of getting marketing messages, we will still send you transactional messages related to our products and services.
Targeted Advertising: Some advertising networks we may use for online behavioral advertising allow you to view and manage the privacy settings for your browser or mobile device to decline or limit personalized marketing. Please note that even if you choose to opt out of targeted advertising, you may still receive advertising from us; it just won’t be tailored to your interests.
Access or Delete Your Information: If you have registered for an account with us, you may review, update, amend, delete, or request deletion of your personal data through your account settings page. You may also submit an access request or request for deletion of your personal information by emailing us at [email protected]. We may request specific information from you to verify your identity before providing you with any information or making changes to your account.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you reside in California, you have the right to request information about how we share certain personal information with third parties and affiliates for their direct marketing purposes under the California Shine the Light law. All requests for California disclosures must be sent to [email protected] with “California Privacy Request” in the subject line.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our information practices evolve. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our Site prior to the changes taking effect. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 16. If we obtain actual knowledge that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will promptly delete it, unless we are legally obligated to retain such data. Contact us if you believe we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected any personal information from a child under 16.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information handling practices, please contact us at:

Vulcan® Welder
[email protected]
4567 Brooke Street
Houston , TX